Yearly Archives: 2010

Have you ever walked down the aisle of a supermarket to get one of your favorite food items only to find that it’s been discontinued? That’s when you run through all of Elsabeth Kubler-Ross’s five stages of loss and grief: … Continue reading →

In Echo Park many streets rise seemingly straight up at precipitous angles and descend the same way. One could say that this is Los Angeles’ version of Wayne Thiebaud’s San Francisco hills. In fact, if you drive up one of … Continue reading →

A few years ago, the English artist David Hensel submitted a sculpted head on a stone plinth and wood support to a juried exhibit at the Royal Academy of Arts in London. Having received a letter of acceptance, he naturally … Continue reading →

Yes, five artists viewing a retrospective exhibit of another artist, what could be better than that? The show:  Marlene Dumas at MOCA.  The five artists: Ilona Bloch, Nicole Duet, Richard Bruland (check out his new web site), Dori Atlantus and … Continue reading →

Last year I discovered a truly wondrous place, the National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C.   Sure, the Gallery had its requisite portraits, great ones too, like Alice Neel’s iconic 1980 nude of herself; and unusual ones such as, if you … Continue reading →

A wag once said, “Inspiration is the act of drawing the chair up to the writing table.”  Such an enlightened utterance might just as well apply to the artist Joe Fig’s recent book, “Inside the Painter’s Studio”. Perhaps it was … Continue reading →

I’ve always resonated to the works of the Irish painter Patrick Graham, and apparently so has Jack Rutberg who recently opened an exhibit of his work at his Gallery. The exhibit runs to July 31 with prices ranging from $9,000 … Continue reading →

All artists probably recall the first time they submitted their work and the result of such a daring move. For me it was in the late 1980s when I was doing art photography.  Shortly after submission, I received my very … Continue reading →

I’ve been a friend with the artist Renata Zerner for quite a few years now, a friendship that developed because of my admiration for her art. Is that not the best form of flattery for an artist? I know for … Continue reading →